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At least 25 dead in blast at Cairo church: state media 11 Dec 2016 - 01:29 pm

Cairo: A bombing in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 25 people, state media...

Turkey vows vengeance at funeral for police killed by Istanbul bombs 11 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's interior minister on Sunday vowed vengeance for the more than 30 people killed by twin bombings outside an Istanbul soccer stadium,...

Turkish army says hits Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 12 militants 11 Dec 2016 - 01:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes destroyed 27 Islamic State targets and killed 12 militants in the latest operations in northern Syria, the Turkish army said...

Gentiloni tapped as Italy's new prime minister 11 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm

Rome: Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was set Sunday to become Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake...

At least 20 dead in blast at Cairo church: ministry 11 Dec 2016 - 01:10 pm

Cairo: An explosion in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 20 people, the health...

Over 30 dead as Kenya tanker crashes, explodes 11 Dec 2016 - 01:04 pm

Nairobi: More than 30 people died when a tanker carrying flammable materials crashed into other vehicles and burst into flames outside the town...

Myanmar siezes suspected record drug haul 11 Dec 2016 - 12:49 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Authorities have intercepted what could be a record drug haul on its way to a conflict-torn, impoverished area on Myanmar's border...

NKorea strikes replica of Seoul’s presidential office 11 Dec 2016 - 12:47 pm

SEOUL: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has warned South Korean troops they have “no space to hide,” as Pyongyang’s state-run media released details...

Suicide bombing kills 48 soldiers in Aden 11 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

ADEN, Yemen: At least 48 soldiers were killed in Yemen’s southern city of Aden late Saturday in a suicide bombing claimed by the...

PKK 'likely' involved in Istanbul terror attack 11 Dec 2016 - 12:38 pm

ISTANBUL: The PKK terror group is "most likely" to have been involved in Saturday's deadly attack Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has...

Car bomb blast in Somali capital kills 11 11 Dec 2016 - 12:35 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least 11 people have been kiled and over 10 injured after a car bomb targeted the seaport in the Somali...

Death toll in Istanbul terror attack rises to 38 11 Dec 2016 - 12:31 pm

ISTANBUL: The death toll in Saturday's Istanbul terror attack has risen to 38, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Sunday. Among the dead,...

Massive fire guts Australian Islamic center 11 Dec 2016 - 12:29 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: A reference to Islamic State has been found sprayed in both English and Arabic across the wall of an Islamic center...

Blast kills 5 near main cathedral in Cairo 11 Dec 2016 - 12:26 pm

CAIRO: At least five people were killed in an explosion near the main Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday. The...

Kuwait emir tells MPs spending cuts 'inevitable' 11 Dec 2016 - 12:18 pm

Kuwait City: Kuwait's Emir HH Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the new parliament Sunday by declaring that a reduction in public spending is...

Oil truck fireball kills at least 42 in central Kenya - aid worker 11 Dec 2016 - 12:14 pm

NAIVASHA, Kenya: A fireball from an oil lorry engulfed vehicles on one of Kenya's main highways, killing at least 42 people late on...

Italy president taps Gentiloni, favourite to be PM 11 Dec 2016 - 11:54 am

Rome: Italian President Sergio Mattarella summoned Paolo Gentiloni to see him Sunday in what was seen as a signal the current foreign minister...

Russia stages over 60 strikes on Syria's Palmyra 11 Dec 2016 - 11:21 am

Moscow: Russian war planes carried out over 60 strikes overnight on Syria's Palmyra after Islamic State jihadists re-entered the famed ancient city, halting...